ORLANDO, Fl. – The Coe College baseball team knocked off previously unbeaten Bowdoin College twice Wednesday morning, handing the Polar Bears a 2-1 defeat in game one before securing a 9-2 win in game two. The Kohawks, who stretched their current winning streak to four games, got dominant pitching efforts from
Drew Osterman and
Xander Cloudy in the opener as the hurlers combined to allow just five hits and one run. Osterman went 4.2 innings with seven strikeouts and handed it to Cloudy who polished off the victory with 2.1 innings where he allowed one unearned run.
CJ Johnson and
Jack Allison had the RBI in the game, playing small ball with a sacrifice RBI and a run-scoring single. Coe's offense piled on the runs early in game two, erasing a 1-0 lead after one inning with two in the second and four in the third.
Landon Moore tossed five strong innings on the bump for the Kohawks, earning the win as he allowed just three hits and one unearned run. Six players had RBI in the game with
Ryan Thoreson driving home a pair of runs with one hit.
COE 2 - BOWDOIN 1
Game Facts
- The Polar Bears had the first real scoring chance with a pair of runners on base in the top of the fifth as Osterman ran into trouble for the first time. Cloudy quickly entered and eliminated the chance, recording an inning-ending strikeout to send it to the bottom of the fifth. The Kohawsk capitalized on the momentum, scoring the game's first run on a sacrifice bunt, scoring Allison who singled and advance to third earlier in the inning. The Kohawks made it 2-0 in the bottom of the sixth with Allison coming in clutch, delivering a two-out single to plate Jon Wille who walked to leadoff the frame. Cloudy remained in the game for the final frame, surrendering a leadoff single and a two-out run on an error but the sophomore secured the victory with a game-sealing popout.
COE 9 - BOWDOIN 2
Game Facts
- Bowdoin responded with a quick lead in game two, scoring one run on a two-out single. The Kohawks answered the call two innings later, scoring twice to take the lead for good. Allison, Thoreson and Evan deVally reached to start the inning before Eli Elsbecker made it 1-0 with a sacrifice bunt. Ryan Brosius made it 2-0 with another sacrifice, driving home Thoreson with a flyout to center. Coe blew it open in the top of the third, using four hits and a defensive miscue to extend the advantage. All three runs came with two outs as Thoreson, deVally and Elsbecker recorded three consecutive RBI knocks to make it 6-1. The Kohawks finished their scoring in the top of the sixth, adding three runs on one hit with free passes and wild pitches helping out. Ryan Brosius scored the opening run on a wild pitch before an RBI single from Jake Brosius made it 8-1. Tyce Johnson wrapped up the scoring for Coe with a sac-fly, plating Wille for 9-1. Bowdoin got its final run in the bottom of the inning, using an error and an RBI double to make it 9-2 but Coe's bullpen combination of CJ Johnson and Hunter Enloe locked down the victory.
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